A group of Australian sailors including WAIS athletes Belinda Stowell and Elise Rechichi received a royal visit on Tuesday whilst training for the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth.

HRH, the Prince of Wales, made the trip to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on Tuesday, the sailing venue for next month’s London 2012 Olympic Games.

A number of Australian crews are currently training in Weymouth ahead of the Games including 470 men’s sailors Mathew Belcher and Malcolm Page, Finn sailor Brendan Casey and 470 women’s crew Elise Rechichi and Belinda Stowell.